Reasons why school counsellors need to be part of schools News Published 11 Jan 2023 Dr Marilyn McGowen, school-based counselling ERG member, shares her views on why putting forward a motion to the NEU Support Staff Union Conference to secure funding for school counselling is so important. BACP member blogs
Fantastic Children’s Commissioner meeting about school counselling News Published 23 Sep 2019 Our CYPF lead Jo Holmes discussed plans to enhance mental health support in schools
School counselling campaign raised in Parliament News Published 21 Oct 2020 We briefed MPs for a debate on support for children and families during the Covid-19 pandemic
Healthy Happy Minds school counselling support programme to end News Published 17 Mar 2023 We're devastated that the closure of the scheme will leave children without vital support
This campaign sings to my heart as a school-based counsellor News Published 11 Feb 2021 Our member Niki Gibbs explains why she's so passionate about school counselling
How anxiety about starting a new school shows itself in different ways in the classroom News Published 6 Sep 2019 Our member Rachel Vora shares her thoughts, as children return to school after the summer
Back our call for emergency school counselling fund News Published 16 Mar 2021 Sign our petition calling for an emergency resilience fund to pay for vital counselling provision now
Review of Welsh school and community counselling services News Published 28 Mar 2022 We welcome recommendations to improve services and extend entitlement to younger children
Joining forces for pioneering school-based counselling project News Published 31 May 2019 BACP is involved in the project which aims to help improve students’ wellbeing, attainment and attendance
School counselling campaign gaining support thanks to our members News Published 1 Oct 2020 Early Day Motion calls on government to allocate resources to counselling provision in England secondary schools